October 26, 2022 CPSC Updates Mandatory Federal Safety Standard to Prevent Furniture Tip-Overs Recently, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) approved a new federal mandatory safety standard for clothing storage units to limit injuries and deaths associated with tip-overs. Children face the highest risks for sustaining this type of injury, which often involves clothing storage units like dressers, chests, bureaus, armoires, wardrobes, chests of drawers and door chests. Every year, children … Read More »
October 21, 2022 Halloween Safety The spooky season is officially upon us. Halloween may be all about dressing up in fun costumes, trick-or-treating and carving jack-o-lanterns, but remember: accidents still happen. To reduce preventable injuries, the National Safety Council (NSC) first began encouraging Americans to observe Halloween Safety Month every October since the 1970s. To have the best — and … Read More »
October 20, 2022 Addressing Electrical Hazards in the Workplace The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has long-recognized electricity as a significant work-related hazard. To mitigate known risk factors, it is critical that organizations determine useful strategies to ensure that every worker gets home safely at the end of the day. Electrical Hazards in the Workplace Employees are exposed to occupational dangers every day. … Read More »
October 15, 2022 How Johnson & Johnson is Texas Two-Stepping its Way Out of Paying Injured Victims Back in 1989, it was the Texas legislature that made it legal for a single corporation to divide into two or more entities in a move many call the “Texas two-step” today. And the Texas two-step is exactly what Johnson & Johnson, a company worth nearly half a trillion dollars, did last year. It declared … Read More »
October 11, 2022 Companies Join Together to Reduce Workplace Injuries Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are injuries and disorders that affect the body’s movement or musculoskeletal system; they are also the most prevalent type of occupational injury that workers sustain. To create a safer work environment, the National Safety Council (NSC) is leading a global effort that it calls the “MSD Pledge”. So far, more than 100 … Read More »
September 30, 2022 Portable Generator Manufacturers Know They Could Make Their Products Safer but Many Don’t Last September, a mother and her two sons died from carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning inside their home after their portable generator’s shut-off switch seemingly failed to activate. The generator was on the family’s porch instead of being a minimum of 20 feet away from the home, but the unit was also equipped with a supposedly … Read More »
September 26, 2022 Why Are Car Accidents More Common in the Fall? Most people think winter is the most dangerous time of the year for car accidents. While winters in Pennsylvania come with inherent risks, the fall season contributes its own share of hazards to motorists and others on the road. It is also a time of year when the weather is unpredictable. Car accidents happen more … Read More »
September 16, 2022 New Hard Hat Technology Offers Added Protection Against Brain Injuries Hard hats were invented just over 100 years ago, and it is safe to say that the technology has not changed that drastically in the last 50 to 60 years – until now. A hard hat is a type of helmet that is typically used in workplace environments to protect the head from injury due … Read More »
September 13, 2022 CPSC Issues New Safety Standard for Magnets News recently broke that the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has approved a new federal safety standard to prevent children and teens from sustaining potentially life-threatening injuries from accidentally ingesting high-powered magnets. The Commission’s new mandatory standard requires loose or separable magnets in certain products to be either too large to swallow, or weak enough … Read More »
